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[CRIME] · Colombia, Ecuador, United States · 43 sources

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Colombia arrests wife and daughter of Ecuadorian gang leader Fito

Colombian authorities, in a joint operation with the FBI and Ecuadorian agencies, arrested Inda Mariela Peñarrieta Tuárez and Michelle Jamileth Macías Peñarrieta in Sabana de Torres, Santander. The two women, identified as the wife and daughter of José Adolfo Macías Villamar, alias Fito, were subject to Interpol Red Notices.

Peñarrieta and Macías are accused by Ecuadorian justice of money laundering exceeding 25 million dollars through the use of shell companies. This investigation, known as Blanqueo Fito, targets the financial structure of Los Choneros, one of Ecuador's most powerful criminal organizations.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella stated that the detainees will be transferred to Ecuador to face justice, emphasizing that Colombia will not serve as a haven for transnational criminal finances. Fito, the leader of Los Choneros, was previously extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.

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Abelardo De La Espriella · FBI · Inda Mariela Peñarrieta Tuárez · José Adolfo Macías Villamar · Los Choneros · Michelle Jamileth Macías Peñarrieta

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